Yearender: Top 10 Chinese athletes in 2018
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3. Xu Jiayu (male, swimming)
Xu, 23, reaped five gold medals from men's 50m, 100m and 200m backstrokes and two relay events at the Jakarta Asian Games. On November 11, Xu broke the 100m backstroke world record (shortcourse) in 48.88 seconds at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Tokyo.

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